I applied through university. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Went to Menlo Park on their university day (super day), received only one 45-minute technical interview. The event took your entire day. There were about 40 undergrads coming from different colleges. They were all for the internship position. I solved the problem really quickly. But I cannot optimize my code as the interview expected. That was probably the reason I got rejected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given many points, find k points that are closest to the origin.
Recruiter call was pretty standard, first round was 2 Meta tagged LC mediums in 45 minutes. On-site was 2 coding sessions of 2 LC mediums, a system design interview and a behavioral interview with an engineering manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you answer if someone asks how long a deliverable or project will take?
The entire process usually takes 3–8 weeks, depending on scheduling and the specific role. Coding interviews heavily emphasize common DSA topics such as arrays, strings, trees, graphs, BFS/DFS, heaps, hash maps, and dynamic programming. System design becomes increasingly important for E4+ positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of integers and a target value, return the indices of two numbers that add up to the target
